The acoustic music and bluegrass communities bid farewell to an American original

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Can you name a musical artist of the past 20 or so years even remotely comparable to Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan or Janis Joplin? Did music drop off with the advent of CDs? Maybe there's something so smooth about the sound of the vinyl.

Our elected officials may listen to a perfunctory prayer or two before getting down to business, but they all worship the same God: Economic Growth.

Welcome to the lazy, hazy days of spin. Here in Colorado, our local and statewide public officials found an awful lot to be happy aboutand they tried to convince us lowly constituents that we should be happy, too.